Hyperoperations are a sequence of operations that extend beyond basic arithmetic. They start with familiar operations like addition, multiplication, and exponentiation, and continue to more complex functions. The first few hyperoperations include addition, multiplication, exponentiation, and tetration. Each operation builds on the previous one, allowing for increasingly large numbers to be represented and manipulated. The concept of hyperoperations can be visualized as a hierarchy. For example, while addition combines numbers, multiplication can be seen as repeated addition. Similarly, exponentiation represents repeated multiplication, and tetration involves repeated exponentiation. This framework helps mathematicians understand and work with very large numbers efficiently.